Tag Archives: Keith Olbermann

Don’t Start Celebrating. This is Far from Over.

Posted on September 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm by Bob Cesca

So let’s do the list. 1. Week of August 27. Disastrous convention for Romney when his speech is totally overshadowed by a doddering old man doing some kind of weird performance art. Negative bounce follows. 2. Week of September 3. … Continue reading →

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It Could've Been Much Worse, Olbermann

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:17 am by Bob Cesca

You could’ve been working for a TV news network in Greece. As seen in this video, anti-austerity protesters infiltrated this news show and, yes, pelted reporter Panagiotis Bourchas with eggs and yogurt. Mmmm. Eggs and yogurt. Anger never tasted so … Continue reading →

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Olbermann Off the Deep End

Posted on April 6, 2012 at 5:11 pm by Bob Cesca

In Olbermann’s lawsuit against Current, Olbermann went after Cenk Uygur’s show. Via Buzzfeed: On Cenk Uygur, host of “The Young Turks”: “Olbermann told them he did not believe Uygur would be a good choice. Olbermann opined to Bohrman that Uygur … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Afternoon

Posted on April 6, 2012 at 4:41 pm by Bob Cesca

“[Olbermann] arrogantly and falsely calls “cheap” the company that has paid him the highest compensation he had ever received in his career, provided him the largest staff of any program he had ever anchored, given him the largest studio and … Continue reading →

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Olbermann Fired from Current TV

Posted on March 30, 2012 at 5:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Good gravy. It was just over a year ago that former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann announced he was joining Current TV, and today, that relationship officially came to an end. According to the New York Times‘ Brian Stelter, Olbermann is … Continue reading →

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Homeland Security Rumor Debunked — Days Ago!

Posted on November 27, 2011 at 12:36 pm by Bob Cesca

And it was debunked by the reporter who’s the source for Naomi Wolf, Wonkette, Michael Moore, and all the rest of the liberals who so desperately want the president to be a bad guy they’ll latch onto any miniscule chunk … Continue reading →

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Olbermann to Current TV

Posted on February 8, 2011 at 9:38 am by Bob Cesca

Well, possibly. Keith Olbermann, the former top-rated host of “Countdown” on the news channel MSNBC, will announce his next television home on Tuesday, and people familiar with his plans pointed Monday to a possible deal with the public affairs channel … Continue reading →

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Another Reason Love HBO

Posted on February 1, 2011 at 12:53 pm by Bob Cesca

This. Please, Whoever Decides Things At HBO, please let this be picked up as a series. HBO has just greenlit its first pilot from writer-producer Aaron Sorkin (“A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “The West Wing,” “Charlie Wilson’s War”), … Continue reading →

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Oh Shut Your Hole, Brokaw

Posted on February 1, 2011 at 9:26 am by Bob Cesca

Insufferable Tom Brokaw on the Olbermann situation at MSNBC: “Where it got sticky is when our commentators were anchoring political coverage,” he said, in a clear reference to Olbermann. Brokaw was widely known to have complained about Olbermann’s anchoring of … Continue reading →

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Post Mortem

Posted on January 22, 2011 at 3:03 pm by Bob Cesca

First, another possible reason for Keith’s departure: An MSNBC source told the New York Times’ Brian Stelter that Olbermann’s exit was “all about what he did after the suspension.” The network suspended Olbermann last November for donating to three Democratic … Continue reading →

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